{"id":7273,"date":"2025-08-17T17:38:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/?p=7273"},"modified":"2025-08-17T17:38:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:38:28","slug":"oriental-health-aesthetics-the-time-of-professor-qiu-zhengluns-explanation-of-the-book-of-changes77%ef%bc%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/?p=7273","title":{"rendered":"Oriental Health Aesthetics: The Time of Professor Qiu Zhenglun&#8217;s Explanation of the Book of Changes(77\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video playsinline class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-7273-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/video.jlpapa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250817151300789.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/video.jlpapa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250817151300789.mp4\">https:\/\/video.jlpapa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250817151300789.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Therefore, the greatness of mothers lies herein.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As stated in the Book of Changes (Xi Ci I): &#8220;The way of Qian (Heaven) forms the male; the way of Kun (Earth) forms the female.&#8221; The aesthetic characteristic of natural softness and tranquility is exemplified in works such as the &#8220;Jian Jia&#8221; poem from the Book of Songs, the paintings of Guan Tong from the Five Dynasties, and Ni Zan from the Yuan Dynasty. The Kun Hexagram\u2019s teaching\u2014&#8221;The earth\u2019s nature is receptive; the noble person embraces virtue to sustain all things&#8221;\u2014epitomizes the beauty of feminine softness. More importantly, beyond all explanations, the beauty of Yin-Yang transformation and interaction fundamentally resides in the harmony between strength and softness. Within this harmony lies mutual resonance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the Xian Hexagram of the Book of Changes, it is said: &#8220;Softness above and strength below; the two energies resonate and unite, resting in joy, with the male below the female.&#8221; The Heng Hexagram states: &#8220;Enduring, lasting. Strength above and softness below; thunder and wind unite, penetrating yet moving. Strength and softness respond to each other, creating constancy.&#8221; The &#8220;Guan Ju&#8221; poem from the Book of Songs embodies the fusion of strength and softness\u2014&#8221;firm within, gentle without.&#8221; This inner firmness and outer gentleness characterize the true Chinese scholar-official. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Tai Hexagram describes &#8220;strength within and softness without; vigor inside and compliance outside.&#8221; In Tao Yuanming\u2019s poetry and Ming-Qing painting theory, brushwork that &#8220;appears tender but is actually mature&#8221; is celebrated and held as exemplary. Conversely, the Pi Hexagram is unfavorable: &#8220;Heaven above, earth below&#8221;\u2014this is ill-omened. &#8220;Weakness within and strength without,&#8221; or brushwork that &#8220;seems aged but is actually immature,&#8221; as criticized in Ming-Qing painting theory, represents a flawed approach. Recognizing this requires extensive training. Thus, what appears as softness often masks inner fragility\u2014outwardly strong but inwardly weak\u2014a state that is not advocated. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Third, softness containing strength: The Sheng Hexagram declares, &#8220;Softness rises in its season, penetrating yet yielding. Strength centered and responsive\u2014thus great success.&#8221; The Ding Hexagram states: &#8220;Softness advances upward, centered and resonant with strength\u2014thus primal success.&#8221; The Zhong Fu Hexagram teaches: &#8220;Softness within and strength centered; joyful and penetrating.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Overcoming softness with strength&#8221; is the theme of the Guai Hexagram: &#8220;Guai means resolution\u2014strength resolves softness. Strong yet joyful; soft yet harmonious.&#8221; Yan Zhenqing\u2019s calligraphy vividly embodies the spirit of the Guai Hexagram through its decisive strokes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><div class=\"floating-menu float-menu-1 notranslate\"><ul class=\"fm-bar\"><li class=\"fm-item-1-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/recommend.php\" target=\"_self\" ><div class=\"fm-icon\"><i class=\"fab fa-youtube \"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Therefore, the greatness of mothers lies herein.\u00a0 As st [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doorm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7273"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7274,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7273\/revisions\/7274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doorm.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}